Attachment for electric stoves



Feb. 17, 1925. 1,526,833

c. H. cooK ET AL ATTACHMENT FOR ELECTRIC STOVES Filed June 30, 1922Patented Feb. i7, 1925.

UNITED STATES CLAUDE H. COOK, HARRY JAY LEWIS, AND

ATTACHMENT FOR Application filed June 30,

To a-ZZ whom t 72mg/ concern.'

Be it known vthat we, CLAUDE H. Coon, HARRY JAY LEWIS, and CHARLES E.Lnwrs, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in thecounty of Cuyahoga and State of Chio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Attachments for Electric Stoves, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in elec-tric stoves andattachments therefor and niore especially to that class of stoves whichare adapted for use upon the. dining room table and other such places.

The objects of this invention are to provide means for anchoring thelead wires of an electric stove or the like to the frame thereof so asto remove the strain from the points of connection of the wires to thebinding posts; furthermore, to provide a clip which can be stamped outof sheet metal and which can be clamped about the -wires and readily andlirnily attached to the frame of the stove.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription and claims when considered together with the accompanyingdrawings.

Fig. l is an end elevation of an electric stove with our improvedattachment applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the stovewith our attachment applied thereto; Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view oft-he end portion of the deiiector plate to which the attachment issecured; Fig. '-t is a View taken on line L -Lt, Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is adetail view taken on line 5 5, Fig. 2l.

rlhe attachment here set forth is adapted for use especially inconnection with that type of stove here illustrated in part andillustrated more fully in our co-pending application, Serial No.489,828, tiled August i, 1921.

The legs l support the asbestos pad 2 on the top surface of which isarranged a heating coil whose ends have electric connection through thebinding posts 3 with the terminal portionse of the wire connections 5,The terminal portions of the wiring are covered with asbestos or othersuitable covering and in this particular case are led through the recess6 provided in the edge of the defieetor plate 7. Plate T is providedwith integral tongues 8 at its corner portions for detachable lockingenga-gement PATE-NT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. LEWIS, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ELECTRIC STOVES.

1922. Serial No. 572,059.

with the ears 9 formed on the legs l. The detlector plate T has adepending flange l() on each side thereof.

The body portion l2 of our improved attachment extends vertically alongthe flange l() at the recess 6 so as to virtually constitute an aperturethrough which the terminal portions eXtend. rThe edge of recess (3 isflanged so as not to cut the wiring. The upper portion of the attachmentis bent inwardly, as indicated at lf3, so as to forni a. flange betweenwhich and the plate T extend the terminal portions of the wiring. Thereare also provided ears l-t ei-:tending inwardly from the body portion l2and contacting the under surface of the deliector plate T. rlhe ears leiare so bent as to form tapering sides as indicated at 12a which merge inthe lower outwardly extending conduit portion 12b. rl`he integrallyformed tongues l5 adapted to extend upwardly through the openings loprovided in the delectoi. plate 7 and to be bent inwardly against theupper face of the plate T so as to tirnul).Y secure the attachment inposition.

It will be noted that at the points where the ears let join the mainbody portion l2 of the attachment, there are formed depressions orrecesses 17 into which depends the fiange l() of the deliector plate T,'thereby further bracing the attachment in position. The conduit portionl2" is provided with the integral extensions 18 which are adapted to beclamped in substantially cylindrical form about the terminal portions'-l while the flanged openings i9 forn'ied in the depending end portion20 receive the wires In applying this attaclnnent, the wires 5 are firstled through the openings it), the asbestos or other siinilar covering isapplied to the terminal portions. about which the extensions 18 are thenclamped, the termina-l portions are then connected to the binding postsand the attachment finally secured to the deiiector plate.

Thus it will be seen that with this particular attachment the strainupon the end portions of the lead wires is entirely removed from thepoint of connection at the binding posts.

That we claim is:

vl. In an electric stove, the combination of a frame, a heating element,electric wiring connected to said heating element, and single unitarymea-ns for securing said elecvso tric Wiring to said frame so as torelieve the strain Aat the kpoint of connection of the Wiring' to saidheating element.

2. In an electric stove, the combination of a frame, a heating element,electric Wiring connected to said vheating element, ,anda one-pieceanchoring member attached to said Wiring and being iirmly mounted uponsaid frame, thereby relieving the strain at the point of connection ofthe Wiring to said heating element.

. 3. In an electric stove, the combination of a fra-me, a heatingelement, electric Wiring connected to said heating element, said frameincluding a member extending beneath said heating element andsubstantially Within the boundaries of said frame, and means foranchoring said electric Wiring to said member kso as to relieve thestrain at the pointV of connection of the Wiring to said Y heatingelement.

Y .4. In an electric stove, the combination of a frame, a heatingelement, electric Wiring connected to the underside of said heatingelement, Said 'frame including a member eX- tending beneath said heatingelement and spaced therefrom, and means for anchoring Vsaid Wiring tosaid member, the terminal.

Wiring to said member, the terminal por-V tions of said wiring extendingthrough the space between said heating element and said member, andmeans for guardingthe said terminal portions of the Wiring.

6. In an electric stove, a clip consisting .of 4a Hbody portionhayingmeans-formathaving abody portion With integral tongues forattachmenttothe frame of astove, having also integral portionsadapted toclamp the Wires of an electric connection, and a flangev adapted toserveas a guard-for the terminal portions ofthe electric Wires.VV

v 9. In an electric stove, the combination of a frame includinglegs andavrecessed member extending between said legs, a heat- Y ing'element on`said frame and spaced above said recessed member, electric Wir-ingextending through saidrecess and having connection with said heatingelement, anchoring means secured tosaid member and extendV ing alongsaid member Aso -as-to enclosethe Wiring insaid rc'cessand havingvportions through which said Wiring extends and to which said Wiring is-firmly secured.V

In testimony whereof We hereby .aiix .our

signatures.

CLAUDE H. COOK. HARRY VJAY LEWIS. CHARLES E. 'LEI/VIS.

